Naval Anti-Ship missile (NASM-SR), Features, Development

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Naval Anti-Ship Missile (NASM-SR) Latest News

Recently, the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy carried out successful flight-trials of the first-of-its-kind Naval Anti-Ship missile (NASM-SR) from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur.

About Naval Anti-Ship Missile (NASM-SR)

It has a Man-in-Loop feature – which allows in-flight retargeting accurately.
It was launched in Bearing-only Lock-on after launch mode, selecting a target among several in close vicinity.
It uses an Indigenous Imaging Infra-Red Seeker for terminal guidance.
It also uses an indigenous Fiber Optic Gyroscope-based INS and Radio Altimeter for its Mid-course guidance, an Integrated avionics module, Electro-Mechanical actuators for Aerodynamic and Jet vane control, thermal batteries and PCB warhead.
It uses solid propulsion with an in-line ejectable booster and a long-burn sustainer. The missile is developed by different labs of DRDO including Research Centre Imarat, Defence Research and Development Laboratory, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory and Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory.
It has a high-bandwidth two-way datalink system, for real-time transmission of seeker images back to the pilot for in-flight retargeting (Man-in-Loop feature).
DRDO & Indian Navy successfully conduct flight-trials of first-of-its-kind Naval Anti-Ship missile